Bangor University

University

Department

Secondary Education (Outdoor Activities and Physics, Welsh medium)

Taken as part of a joint main method course, outdoor activities can only be studied in conjunction with 1 of the following classroom subjects: art; Welsh; religious education; mathematics; music; physics; chemistry and biology.

Entry requirements

Relevant Honours degree or equivalent, A-level or equivalent in the 2nd subject to be taught if relevant, and GCSE grade C English language and mathematics or equivalent. Applicants must meet the National Assembly of Wales requirements for health and physical capacity to teach. Recent experience of working with children or young people is considered valuable.

Assessment methods

A system of continuous assessment is employed. Students must satisfy their assessors in practical teaching. There are coursework assignments that have to be completed but there are no written examinations.

Sponsorship information

National Assembly for Wales offers a bursary to students training to teach through the medium of Welsh; all PGCE Secondary trainee teachers are entitled to a training grant which is paid monthly from October to June during the training year; the grant for trainee teachers on postgraduate physics is £9,000; in addition, those who qualify in, and go on to teach physics will also be entitled to a £5,000 teaching grant.